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Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kassan Troupe, addresses the Ministry’s first TREND Staff Pop-Up. The event was held at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on November 24.
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kassan Troupe, addresses the Ministry’s first TREND Staff Pop-Up. The event was held at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on November 24.

PHOTOS: Education Minister and Permanent Secretary Attend Ministry’s First Trend Staff Pop-Up

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe (left), converses with (from second left), Past President, Jamaica Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (JAIFA), Marcelle Fenton; President and Chief Executive Officer, MeriChan Group, Donovan Brown, and President, JAIFA, Denton Atkins. The event was the inauguration ceremony for JAIFA’s 70th President, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on November 25.
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe (left), converses with (from second left), Past President, Jamaica Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (JAIFA), Marcelle Fenton; President and Chief Executive Officer, MeriChan Group, Donovan Brown, and President, JAIFA, Denton Atkins. The event was the inauguration ceremony for JAIFA’s 70th President, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on November 25.

PHOTOS: Dr. Kasan Troupe Attends JAIFA President’s Inauguration Ceremony
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Hand & Mind LLC’s inaugural Robotics and turkey International Youth Robotics Conference, held recently at the Holiday Inn Resort in St. James.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Hand & Mind LLC’s inaugural Robotics and turkey International Youth Robotics Conference, held recently at the Holiday Inn Resort in St. James.

50 Per Cent of Jamaica’s Primary and High Schools Now Have Internet Access
Director, Business Development Division of the Jamaica Association for the Deaf, Deniese Badroe.
Director, Business Development Division of the Jamaica Association for the Deaf, Deniese Badroe.

JAD Hosts Webinar November 28
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (left), converses with Executive Director, Junior Achievement of Jamaica, Callia Smith-Harriott, during the Ja BizTown Open Day, which was held at the Ministry’s Caenwood Centre in Kingston on Friday (November 24).
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (left), converses with Executive Director, Junior Achievement of Jamaica, Callia Smith-Harriott, during the Ja BizTown Open Day, which was held at the Ministry’s Caenwood Centre in Kingston on Friday (November 24).

PHOTOS: State Minister Marsha Smith Addresses JA. Biztown Open Day

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Teachers at Spring Mount Basic School, Shonique Gooden (third left) and Monique Teape (fourth left)  receive a prize cheque after their school placed second in the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) St James Learning Centre Competition, held at DRB Grant Resource Centre in Montego Bay recently. Sharing the moment are (from left) ECC Director of Sector Support Services, Simone Ellis-Dixon; ECC Development officer for St James, Michelle Colley-Grinion and ECC Sector Support Services Supervisor, Tafari Grant-Whyte.
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Hanover and Westmoreland Included in ECC, Region 4, Learning Centre Competition

Following the successful staging of the Early Childhood Institution (ECI) Learning Centre Competition in St James last year, the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Region 4, has expanded the competition to include ECIs in Hanover and Westmoreland. The competition in those parishes will be held before the end of the current school term. Development Officer for the ECC in St. James,...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe, addresses yesterday’s (November 22) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.
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Education Ministry Working with CXC and OEC to Protect Integrity of Exams

The Ministry of Education and Youth is working with the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and the Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC) to implement strategies to minimise the recurrence of breaches in the administration of examinations in the country. These measures include an audit of safety cabinets for examinations, the installation of CCTVs and the retraining of personnel who are integral to...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses today’s (November 22) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.
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Trauma Counselling Team Sent to Petersfield High School

A trauma counselling team and education officers have been dispatched to the Petersfield High School in Westmoreland, following the deaths of two students in a motorbike accident early Tuesday morning (November 21). They will provide support for members of the bereaved family and school community in the aftermath of the tragic incident. Addressing today’s (November 22) post-Cabinet press briefing at...
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Acting Director of Safety and Security in Schools Unit, Ministry of Education and Youth, Richard Troupe.
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Rallying Call for Nation to Unite in Reducing Gang Influence on Jamaica’s Youth

The Ministry of Education and Youth is rallying the nation to unite in the crucial mission of reducing gang influence on Jamaica’s youth and redirecting them towards alternative positive paths. The call came from the Ministry’s Acting Director of Safety and Security in Schools Unit, Richard Troupe, who spoke on behalf of Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, during the recent...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke; Minister of Education and Youth Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and Country Director, Caribbean Countries, World Bank, Lilia Burunciuc, display the Jamaica Education Project (JEP) Loan Agreement during a visibility ceremony held at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in downtown Kingston, on November 20.
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First STEM School to Be Built in St. Ann

The Government is moving ahead with plans to construct Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) schools across the country, with the first such institution to be built in St. Ann. A visibility ceremony between the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and the World Bank for the Jamaica Education Project (JEP) Loan Agreement, valued at US$30 million, was held...
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